"Gone?"
Sun Quan, who looked much older than before, finally looked like an old man entering his twilight years.
Sitting on the main seat, he raised his head and saw that the Emperor of Wu looked a little tired, and his eyes were no longer as sharp as before, but became a little cloudy.
"Gone."
Qin Bosu lowered his hands and bowed his head, and replied in a respectful tone:
"The Great Sima of the Han Dynasty made these two demands."
"snort!"
Hearing His Majesty's sneer from above, Qin Bo's heart tightened.
Although I had long expected that His Majesty would not agree, I was even mentally prepared for His Majesty to get angry.
However, Sun Quan's long-term accumulation of prestige still made Qin Bo's heart tremble involuntarily when he was about to face Sun Quan's anger.
Who would have expected that after waiting for a long time, there was no sound coming from His Majesty except for a sneer.
This made him feel a little strange.
Sun Quan, who was sitting there, looked at the three letters on the table and remained silent for a long time.
Two of the letters were written by the great Sima of the Han Dynasty.
One is written to Sun Quan, and the other is written to Lu Xun.
The letter written to Lu Xun was replaced by the previous words. The envoys traveling between Han and Wu were handed over directly to the general when they passed through Jingzhou.
But the school office is different.
Because the school affairs office only takes orders from Sun Quan, they are only responsible to Sun Quan.
In addition to this reason, there is another important reason:
That is, the people in the school affairs office were unwilling to face Lu Xun; and Lu Xun did not want to deal with the school affairs office.
The grievances between the two parties have not lasted for a day or two. They have not been in contact with each other for a long time, and that is all to put it lightly.
To say that you want to get rid of the other party quickly is not an exaggeration.
After an unknown amount of time, Sun Quan finally looked away from the letter to Lu Xun and scanned the third letter.
This was written by Liu Chan, Lord of Han, to Sun Quan, Lord of Wu.
But I heard Sun Quan ask:
"What about Lord Han? What did Lord Han say?"
Qin Bo did not meet the anger he imagined. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately cheered up and replied:
"Returning to Your Majesty, the Lord of the Han Dynasty did not mention anything else. He just asked me to convey my congratulations to Your Majesty, saying that it is Your Majesty's blessing that Wu has a great general."
When Sun Quan heard this, he twitched the corner of his mouth and asked again:
"Did you say anything else?"
Qin Bo hesitated slightly.
Seeing Qin Bo's expression, Sun Quan's expression suddenly changed, but when he saw him slapping his arms a few times, he cursed angrily:
"Dog slave, are you trying to deceive me?!"
Qin Bo was so frightened that he quickly lay down:
"I don't dare, I don't dare!"
"Then hurry up and say it!"
"Yes Yes!"
Qin Bo did not dare to wipe away the cold sweat on his forehead and said tremblingly:
"The Lord of the Han Dynasty said that Hefei and Xiangyang, one to the east and one to the west, are the key places for the Wei thieves to control Wu. Your Majesty and the general, one to the east and one to the west, raised their troops to the north..."
When Qin Bo said this, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and then he dared to continue:
"Although Your Majesty was unable to conquer Hefei, he lost the eastern corner and gained the mulberry elm. The general was able to capture Xiangyang, and Wu was freed from a shackles! Jingzhou is now free from worries. Can this be called a blessing to Your Majesty and a blessing to Wu?"
Sun Quan clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
Although Qin Bo couldn't see Sun Quan's expression, he also knew that the Han Lord's words seemed a little inappropriate.
He groaned secretly in his heart.
After the death of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, both the Han leader and Feng Da Sima were still young and at the peak of their vigor.
In addition, over the past few years, the Han Dynasty has been victorious against the Wei thieves in a row. The monarchs and ministers are somewhat arrogant, and naturally their words are somewhat ignorant, fearing that they will annoy His Majesty.
I’m just hurting myself!
This trip to Han is really not easy.
To tell the truth, that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Tell the truth, and you will have to bear the wrath of His Majesty.
In the past two years, especially since the death of the former prince, His Majesty's temper seems to have changed a lot.
I heard that there are often palace attendants in the palace, which inexplicably offends His Majesty.
Just thinking about the benefits promised by Feng Dashima, Qin Bo gritted his teeth and felt that he could take the gamble.
Find wealth in danger!
Just when Qin Bo was thinking wildly, he heard an angry shout!
"Get out!"
Although he was told to get out of here, Qin Bo's ears felt as if he was hearing fairy music:
"Yes, yes, you villain, get out of here, get out of here."
Qin Bo hurriedly retreated.
"You all get down too!"
Qin Bo, who exited, heard His Majesty shouting loudly inside.
Then I saw the palace people filing out in panic.
Qin Bo didn't dare to look back and left quickly.
"It's too much!"
Sun Quan was alone in the palace. He no longer concealed his anger and swept everything on the table!
As if he still couldn't understand his hatred, he stood up and stomped on Lu Xun's letter a few times:
"What's the matter? Lu Boyan is my minister. When will he be worthy of being called the East and the West with me!"
Hefei has been fought for more than 20 years. After proclaiming himself emperor, he sent troops northward almost every year, but failed to defeat it.
Lu Xun only needed to send troops once to capture Xiangyang.
In the past, Sun Quan might not have thought much about the Emperor of Han's words, and he might even have been very happy.
After all, when Zhuge Liang was in Han Dynasty, Liu Chan was just an emperor.
But when Zhuge Liang passed away, especially when Sun Deng, the crown prince of Wu Kingdom, suddenly died of illness, Sun Quan suddenly discovered:
Han and Wu are completely different!
Liu Chan is still very young, but he is already old.
What's even more frightening is that the heir he carefully cultivated is gone!
The most frightening thing is that whether it is in the court or the military, the local big families in Jiangdong have gained a dominant position.
The most terrifying thing is that I am already in my sixties, and I don’t know how much time God will leave for me!
After Lu Xun captured Xiangyang, his reputation reached its peak.
I can’t hold it in any longer!
The dominance of the local wealthy families in Jiangdong can no longer be suppressed!
For those in power, it is not a good thing for one family to dominate.
If you think about the worst, it might even threaten your position.
What's worse is that there is a blood feud between the Sun family and the Jiangdong family!
As an emperor, deep down in his heart, Sun Quan never dared to completely trust the Jiangdong clan.
The emperor of the Liu family, who had always been honest and honest, was originally asked to convey congratulatory words, but it stimulated the thorn in Sun Quan's heart to ache.
Even the letter written by the Great Sima of Han to the Great General of Wu made Sun Quan feel a little suspicious.
After losing his temper, Sun Quan wanted to throw away the gift given to him by the Great Sima of Han Dynasty.
But he picked up the dark golden wooden box, raised his hand several times, and put it down several times. The expression on his face alternated between gloomy and clear, and there was even a hint of hesitation.
Quite exciting.
Finally, I didn't know what I thought of, so I finally put the wooden box on the table and opened it.
But at the top of the box, there was a piece of paper with the words Yin Yang and He Dan written clearly on it.
When Sun Quan saw this name, he shrank, turned around suddenly, and took out a booklet from a secret compartment that was not easily discovered:
"Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Technique (Elixir Chapter)".
Turning to the first page, I saw it said:
The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess damage. The way of man is not to lose enough but to give more than enough.
Therefore, the way of heaven will always exist, but the way of humanity will always perish.
If the way of heaven is always present, it is a balance; if the way of humanity is constantly destroyed, it is an imbalance.
All things originate from yin and yang, and yin alone cannot grow, and yang alone cannot arise.
The harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of balance.
People are divided into yin and yang, men and women.
…
Therefore, when searching for immortals and asking questions, it is necessary for the immortal couple to practice together to harmonize the yin and yang. People in the world do not understand, and are foolish!
Sun Quan has read the opening chapter of "Eight Wastelands and Liuhe Only My Immortality Secret (Elixir Chapter)" countless times.
So when he saw "Yin Yang and He Dan", he immediately remembered where he had seen it.
"The harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of balance...The harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of balance..."
Sun Quan's eyes fell on the opened box again.
To be precise, he was staring at the five words "Yin Yang and He Dan".
There was a look of extreme struggle on his face.
For Sun Quan, who has been secretly searching for immortals, this thing sent by Feng Da Sima is definitely a great temptation.
But in front of him, there seemed to be someone looking at him jokingly:
Do you dare to try it?
Sun Quan squeezed the "Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Technique (Elixir Chapter)" in his hand, and let out a beast-like roar from his throat:
"Feng Mingwen!"
He is testing!
Feng Mingwen was definitely testing himself.
He was already suspecting that he had obtained secret records about his master.
Thinking again of Liu Chan's words sent to him, Sun Quan couldn't help but cursed in a low voice:
"Liu Chan, when your father and I defeated Cao Cao's million-strong army at Chibi, you still had a stinking baby and slept peacefully in your swaddling clothes."
"If it weren't for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang Yu Ze, would you be where you are today? How dare you talk to me like this!"
After scolding Liu Chan, he scolded Feng again:
"Feng Yong, you are just an abandoned disciple of the Xiaoyao sect! He stole the master's secrets, fled to the world, and used what he learned to bring trouble to the world. He is a thief! A bad thief!"
Others don’t know, and you think I don’t know, why did you use the poisonous scheme to wash away Nanzhong with blood and leave Nanzhong covered with bones?
Isn’t it just for the phoenix guts in the Worm Valley of the ancient Dian Kingdom? !
"Bully me? Do you think you can bully me?"
…
He was scolded, but when Sun Quan saw the "Yin Yang Hehe Pill", his eyes could not help but be filled with unnoticeable heat.
Because he understood that with Feng's foresight, there might not be another possibility besides testing himself.
That's what it's really like.
At least for me, who has obtained the "Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Secret (Elixir Chapter)" and knows some big secrets, this is a great gift.
He wanted to accept this great gift, then go with the flow and agree to his request.
"snort!"
Sun Quan was naturally annoyed and angry about Feng's actions, but he had to admit that he was really moved.
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A secret desire deep in his heart was constantly expanding, making Sun Quan reluctant to throw away the wooden box immediately.
Finally, he reached out his hand and picked up the paper like a ghost.
"I'm just taking a look to see what Feng Mingwen wants to do..."
He muttered while starting to read the content on the paper.
But when he finished reading it, there was a strange look on his face.
"Not taking it?"
If the elixir were to be taken directly, Sun Quan would not put it away after reading it.
But it says, "Bath and purify the body, stay in a quiet room with the immortal couple, burn the elixir again for fumigation, elixir smoke rises, yin and yang move, move to transform essence, refine essence into energy, refine energy into spirit, refine spirit to return to emptiness, refine Xuhedao."
Sun Quan immediately remembered a book on seeking the way:
"The Book of Changes"!
The so-called "refining essence to transform Qi, refining Qi to transform into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, refining emptiness to combine with Tao" is exactly from "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi" written by Wei Boyang.
It turns out that Feng Mingwen actually came from the same sect as Wei Boyang, who was said to have led his disciples to become immortals in the mountains in the early years!
Do you know why Sun Quan could make this judgment at a glance?
It turned out that Wei Boyang's real name was Wei Ao, and his courtesy name was Boyang. He was the surname of Shang Yu in Wu Guoji, and he was the author of "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi".
His legend is still circulating in Kuaiji. How could Sun Quan not know about it?
Wei Boyang was born in a noble family and was good at Taoism by nature. He did not want to be an official and lived in leisure to cultivate his character. No one knew it at the time.
His studies are extremely comprehensive, and no one knows where he studied.
He once led his three disciples Zhou Xie, Feng Liang, Yu Xun, and a white dog into Fengming Cave in Shangyu Fengming Mountain to refine elixirs.
He knew that two of them were not sincere, so when the magic pill was released, he said to the three disciples:
"Although the golden elixir is ready, you should try it first. Now try the dog. If the dog flies, you can take it. If the dog dies, you can't take it."
After saying that, he took out the poison pill and gave it to Bai Quan. Sure enough, Bai Quan fell to the ground and died.
Boyang then asked his disciples:
"I'm afraid that the elixir won't work. The elixir will be ready. But if the dog eats it, it will die. I'm afraid it's not in line with the gods' will. If it takes it, I'm afraid it will become like a dog again. What can I do?"
The disciple asked: "Sir, should you obey?"
Boyang said: "I have rebelled against the world and sent my family to the mountains. I have not found the way to immortality, and I will never return. I must listen to you about death and life."
Boyang took the elixir and died immediately after taking the elixir.
Disciple Gu Xiang said: "I make elixirs to live forever, but if I take them I will die. What should I do?"
The only disciple, Yu Xun, said: "My master is an extraordinary human being. Is it meaningless to die after taking pills?"
It is also a matter of taking the elixir and resurrecting the dead.
The remaining two disciples Zhou Xie and Feng Liangnai said to each other: "So those who make elixirs want to live forever. If you take it now, you will die. How can you use this method? If you don't take it, you can live in the world for decades."
Then they refused to accept it and went out together to buy coffins for Boyang and his dead disciples.
After the two men left, Boyang immediately got up, put the pills he had taken into the mouths of the dead disciples and the white dogs, and all of them got up, became immortals, and left.
Later, a woodcutter who went into the mountains to cut trees met him. Wei Boyang wrote a letter to the village and sent it to his two disciples to express his gratitude. The disciple was very upset.
Wei Boyang wrote Shen Tongqi, and his explanation seemed to be an explanation of the Book of Changes. In fact, he used Yao Xiang as a pretext to make elixirs, and his meaning was extremely concealed.
However, the common people do not know the things of gods and immortals, so they try to explain them by force, but the main purpose is lost.
Apart from anything else, there are different opinions on where the essence comes from, which is the first step of cultivating immortality.
When Sun Quan thought of this and thought of something else, he suddenly started to tremble.
Wei Boyang, when did he become an immortal?
If I remember correctly, it should be the year when I established the crown prince.
What happened that year?
The Battle of Yiling!
Feng Mingwen's master died in that battle, and Feng Mingwen himself cried bitterly for three days when he learned that his father was dead. He couldn't help it, and ran into the mountain. No one could chase him, and he didn't know how he ended up.
A year later, Feng Mingwen suddenly emerged from the mountain with disheveled hair, uttering crazy words or acting like a madman.
Can’t be wrong!
Sun Quan thought about it again to make sure he remembered it correctly.
Right, all right!
Sun Quan felt that he had guessed Feng Mingwen's inheritance.
After he went crazy and entered the mountains, he happened to meet Wei Boyang, who had just become an immortal, and received the immortal's enlightenment.
Think again about "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yin Liu Farewell" written by Feng Mou.
In some kind of dream, I met an immortal when I was going crazy. Isn't it just like a dream?
Why did Wei Boyang go to Shu?
In all likelihood, he left for the phoenix in Nanzhong.
"Snapped!"
Sun Quan fell down and slapped his gums hard, filled with jealousy and resentment, he said angrily:
"Shuzi is so lucky!"
It's just that he didn't know how to cherish the opportunity of immortality. He actually betrayed his master, escaped from the world, and caused harm to the world.
"Shuzi! Shuzi!"
Sun Quan cursed a few more times.
Thinking about how Wei Boyang treated the first two disciples who abandoned him, Feng Mingwen was so confident that he knew that Wei Boyang would not do anything to this defecting disciple.
Immortals treat all things like a stupid dog, so it is natural that the most they can do is send someone to take back the secret records left behind.
Sun Quan felt helpless and discouraged again.
Then, a desire that even he himself couldn't believe arose in his heart:
Feng Mingwen sent himself these things so that he could guess his master's sect. So, is it very possible that this elixir is also real?
Once greed is gone, it will be difficult to eliminate it.
There seemed to be a devilish voice whispering in my ears:
Give it a try, what if it’s true?
Only when he felt a cold touch on his hand did he realize in surprise that his hand had been pressed on the wooden box unconsciously.
"Feng Mingwen, you really know how to play with people's hearts!"
Sun Quan had to admit that he was indeed completely moved.
"Somebody come!"
The palace servants who had been guarding outside the palace gate heard Sun Quan shouting and quickly entered:
"His Majesty?"
"Pass my message and ask Lu Yi to come see me as soon as possible!"
He was worried about leaving this matter to others.
He can only rest assured if it is given to a dog that he raises himself.
Lu Yi got the order and rushed over quickly.
"I have something for you to do."
Sun Quan looked at Lu Yi who was lying on the ground and saluting, and said in a deep voice:
"But you are not allowed to leak this matter, do you understand?"
When Lu Yi heard this, he quickly said excitedly:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if I die, I will not reveal anything."
When was the last time His Majesty ordered me to do something like this?
It's been so long that I almost don't remember it.
It's back, this feeling is back.
"This is a pill. You go find a secret place and a death row prisoner, and then arrange it according to what is written here."
Sun Quan said and handed out a piece of paper.
Lu Yi quickly stepped forward and carefully took the pill and paper.
Only to hear Sun Quan continue to give instructions:
"I will send a few more maids, and you let the death row prisoner and the maids live in the same room."
"Afterwards, you have to ask the death row prisoner how he felt and what he saw. Remember, you can't miss a word. Do you understand?"
By the end of the sentence, Sun Quan's tone had become harsh.
Lu Yi knew that the more His Majesty acted like this, the more important it was to explain this matter. He quickly responded:
"I understand and will not miss a word."
"You must handle this matter yourself from beginning to end, and you cannot pretend to be someone else's hand at all."
"I understand that I will never pretend to be someone else's hand."
Sun Quan then nodded with satisfaction, "Go ahead and do it now."
"Here!"
For Lu Yi, what was written on the paper was not complicated, but he did not neglect it at all.
The next day, he entered the palace again:
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to an end."
"how?!"
"I asked the prisoner on death row, and the prisoner on death row said that he felt like he was floating, as if he saw a fairy falling from the sky."
"What!"
Sun Quan couldn't control himself and stood up violently, "Is there more?"
“It feels like I’m in wonderland…”
"Snapped!"
Sun Quan was so excited that he broke the jade Ruyi in his hand.
After a long silence, Sun Quan's somewhat erratic voice sounded in the hall:
"Lu Qing."
"I'm here."
"Tell me, if I can become an immortal, which of the concubines in the palace is the most suitable to be my immortal companion to help me become an immortal?"
Lu Yi was startled. He was always good at figuring out His Majesty's thoughts, but he couldn't react immediately.
It is no secret that His Majesty is interested in things involving gods and goddesses.
What he didn't expect was that His Majesty would actually say that he became an immortal?
Feeling two extremely sharp eyes falling on him, Lu Yi was immediately excited.
Lu Yi finally remembered Qin Boyan and his experience in Han Dynasty, and he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the most suitable person to be your Majesty's immortal companion is Mrs. Pan!"
"Oh? Why?"
"Did your Majesty forget that Mrs. Pan was called a goddess before she entered the palace? Isn't this God's will?"
The so-called Mrs. Pan was the daughter of a small official, and her father was in law, so Mrs. Pan and her sister were sent to the weaving room together. Her appearance was rare in the world and she was the most beautiful woman in Jiangdong.
There are more than a hundred female workers in the weaving room, and they all call my wife a goddess and keep her at a respectful distance.
When Sun Quan first saw his portrait, he was so excited that he broke the jade Ruyi in his hand.
"God willing?"
Sun Quan seemed thoughtful and looked at Duan Ruyi in his hand.
If I remember correctly, when I first saw Mrs. Pan's portrait, I broke the jade Ruyi?
Could it be that it was really God’s will?
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After coming out of the palace and returning to the school office, Lu Yi couldn't wait to summon someone to ask:
"I remember that after Mrs. Pan left the weaving room and entered the palace, I asked you to take care of her sister. How is Mrs. Pan's sister now?"
"Don't worry, schoolmaster. You've always taken good care of me. How dare the people in the weaving room disobey us?"
"Just do whatever you want, very good!"
